Hay loader



A. H. DAE'HLI N HAY LOADER- APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20. 1919.

m m a e 00 W a r v M MW 1% H v m E ATTORNEY Y UNITED s'mrrzs PATENT 1 OFFICE.

ALF H. DAEHLIN, 0E WOODFORD, WISCONSIN.

HAY 1.0mm.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALF H. DAEHLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Woodford, in the county of Lafayette and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay Load- .ers, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to a shield for upper end or on a loader of the type that discharges at the rear upper end. I have not shown specific features of either type as both are common and Well known to those skilled in the art. In haying time stiff breezes are of common occurrence and the dry'hay is often very light, greatly increasing the work of the man on the: wagon and causingduplication of work and loss of hay. By the use of my device such duplication and loss are prevented as the shieldstands at the side of the stream of hay where it is discharged.-

from the loader, and prevents the wind from carrying it over the side of the basket rack such as is ordinarily used with a hay loader. Referring to the accompanying drawlngs which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device in working position .on a hay-loader, of which only so much is shown as is deemed necessary for full disclosure of the invention.

'way for the upward run of the conveyor.

Brackets 2 and 3 are provided on the parts 1 and 1 respectively, and these brackets are secured in position to bring'the lower edge of the gate slightly above the upper edge of the basket'rack. As indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1, the rear parts of jointed brackets 2 and 3 may be set at various an- Specificatio'n of Letters Patent. Patented Apr '18, 1922, Application filed August 20, 1919. Serial No. 318,735.

gles to the front parts 22 to meet the exi gencies of the situation in loaders of various types, since in som'e'loaders it will be feasible to fasten the brackets in one position, while in others a different position will be prefer-1 able. The horizontal position of the shield may also be varied in this way .if necessary or desirable. i

An adjustable joint of known type is provided between the parts of each bracket at 10, each member having alternate radiating ribs 12 and depressions 11, as shown in. Fig ure 3, and being held in adjusted position by abolt 21.

The forward part of each bracket 2 and 3 consists of a member 22 which may have a single projection with a corrugatedface to contact with a similar face on a projection of'a member 25, similarly to the joint at 10 or the member 22 may be forked and each inner face may engage a similar face on a projection of a member 25. In either case a bolt 23 holds the parts in place resiliently ward side to provide a clamp for a rod or I I tube 4 and bolts 26.hold the parts in clamping osition about the same.

T e rodis provided with pins 19 passing through it and rotary hinges 16 are supported on said rod, said hinges having notches at 18 adapted to lock the shield against 3 swinging movement unless it is first clear the notches of the pins.

The'shield has horizontal members 6, 6 8, 8 pivotally attached to a pair of vertical members 5 and 7. at 9, 9. The rear member 5 to which hinges 16 are secured supports the shield adjustably by means of ribbed parts 10' on said member and on the memlifted to bers 8, 8. Bolts 17 pass through the ribbed parts 10' and actas pivots therefor, the .bolts being surrounded b springs 15 which hold the parts in adjuste position. Nuts 14 serve to secure the bolts in place and to adjust the tension of the springs. The parts 6, 6, 8, 8

and 7 may thus swing up and down as in parallel link motions, to adapt the shield to 4 racks of varying height.

It will be obvious that a shield may be placed at each side of the loader and in fact this will be the ordinary structure. My dc vice may also be modified in various other ways without departing from the spirit of the invention, the true scope of which is shown in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

i. In a hay loader, meanstor preventing loss of hay comprising a shield and means for holding said shield in operative or inoperative position at the upper end of the loader, substantially as set forth.

2. In a hay loader, means for preventing loss of hay comprising a shield mounted at each side of the loader and adapted to be moved into active position or to inactive position alongside the loader, and individual means for holding each shield in each of said posit-ions, substantially as set forth.

3. In a hay loader, means for preventing loss of hay comprising a shield mounted at the side of the loader at the discharge end, and normally projecting in the direction of discharge, means supporting the shield for movement about a vertical pivot whereby it may be adjusted bodily in a direction transversely oi the loader and means for holding it in itsiuljusted position, substantially as set forth.

4. In a. hay loader. means for preventing loss of hay comprising a shield having a series of parallel normally horizontal members, a common support to which they are loosely pivoted at one end to provide for simultaneous angular adjustment oi said, members, and yieldable, means to hold them in adjusted position, substantially as set forth.

5. In a hay loader, means for preventing loss of h: comprising a shield and means for supporting the shield on the side of the loader including a pair of brackets, and rearwardly projecting members thereon pivotally mounted for movement ina vertical plane, and adapted to be fixed to the sides of the loader in adjusted position, substantially as set forth.

6. In a hay loader, a shield adapted to project in the direction of discharge, a vertical pivot on the loader, ahinge on the shield having a notch and oppositely projecting pins on the pivot adapted to engage in said notch to hold the shield respectively in active and inactive posit-ion, substantially as set forth.

7. In a hay loader, a shield mounted on the loader and projecting in the direction of discharge, and supporting means for said shield permitting bodily movementtran versely ot' the loader, vertical angular adjustment and movement. into inactive position alongside the loader, substantially as set forth.

8. In a hay loader. a hay shield, means sluiporting the shield at the side oi the loader for movement about a vertical axis into operative and inoperative positions, means to hold it in either oi such positions, means supporting it for adjustment about a second vertical axis and means to hold it in any of its adjusted positions. substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Yloodtord, Wisconsin, (his 16th day of August, A. D. nineteen hundred and nineteen.

ALF II. DAEHLIN. [its] Witnesses H. O. I)AEIILIN, Waurna Ii. IVANG. 

